MUMBAI, India, July 7 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611000357 A) filed by Indian Institute Of Technology Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi; and I-Dapt Hub Foundation on January 02, 2026, for A Material For Magnetic Refrigeration And A Method Of Synthesis Thereof.
Inventors include Madhusmita Jena; Mohd Alam; and Sandip Chatterjee.
The application for the patent was published on July 03, 2026, under issue no. 27/2026.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a cost-effective, non-toxic, environmentally benign magnetic refrigerant for solid-state cooling systems. The magnetic refrigerant includes a two dimensional layered structure of transition metal trichalcogenide that exhibits inverse magneto caloric effect at room temperature and relatively low fields as well as high thermal and chemical stability. Moreover, the magnetic refrigerant is synthesized by chemical vapour transfer method and exhibits layer-dependent magnetic tunability, pronounced magnetic anisotropy, and magnetic ordering even when thinned down to form few-layers. Further, the magnetic refrigerant is lead-free, environmentally benign and is composed of earth abundant elements with a Van der Waals structure, thereby providing a miniaturized and flexible integration in solid state cooling systems for applications in thermal management and energy- efficient cooling devices. Figure 1 on sheet no. 1 of the drawings may accompany the abstract when published.
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